An oedometer pressure plate SWCC apparatus

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-123

  Perez Garcia, Natalia ^a   Houston, Sandra L ^a   Houston, William N ^a   Padilla, J Manuel ^b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b GCTS Testing Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Pressure plate; Soil matric suction; Soil water characteristic curve; Unsaturated soil

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE; BEST PRACTICES; CERAMIC DISKS; MATRIC SUCTIONS; NEW DEVICES; NORMAL STRESSES; OEDOMETER; OVERBURDEN STRESSES; POTENTIAL SOURCES; PRESSURE PLATE; PRESSURE PLATES; SINGLE SPECIMENS; SOIL TYPES; STRESS STATES; UNSATURATED SOIL; VOLUME CHANGES; WATER CONTENT DETERMINATIONS; NET NORMAL STRESS; OEDOMETERS; SINGLE SPECIMEN; SOIL MATRIC SUCTION; THE SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVES (SWCC);

HUMIDITY CONTROL; SOILS; WATER CONTENT; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TESTING;

SOIL TESTING; SOIL MOISTURE;

OEDOMETER TEST; PRESSURE; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; STRESS; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 54949121004     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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